Page-5 of GS-II: Governance

With respect to Government Budgeting in India, differentiate between (1) votes on account and votes of credit (2) Excess grant and Exceptional grant.

Vote-on-account- literally means a vote on the accounts of the government. During elections and till a new government takes over, the caretaker government needs funds for various routine...

June 21, 2023

Critically examine the implications of Lateral exit as well as lateral entry towards improving performance and efficiency of the civil services in India?

Lateral entry can bring fresh insights and innovative solutions to long-standing problems of the government and enable right-minded professionals and the adoption of best practices for improving governance. ...

June 17, 2023

Examine the key issues in the present cadre-based organization of Civil Services in India. To what extent, the government's proposed policy addresses these issues? Do you think that such a policy would help in national integration also?

Bureaucracy plays an important part in administration. For administrative convenience Offices of All India Services are organized into cadres. Issues related to cadre based organization One’s a cadre...

June 17, 2023

Is the new land acquisition law is effective in addressing the issues pertaining to land acquisition? What are the problems faced by the affected people?

On January 1, 2014, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 came into force. It replaced the Land Acquisition Act...

June 15, 2023

With respect to the infrastructure investment in India, the regulatory uncertainty and unpredictability are considered to be major issues. Discuss aims, objectives of the proposed "Regulatory Reforms Bill" while analyzing its potential to curb these anomalies.

With the aim of speeding up the regulatory reforms of India and to standardize certain basic institutions with respect to the infrastructure investment in India, the Bill has...

June 14, 2023

Discuss the provisions of section 8(1) of Right to Information Act and various issues thereof. Do you agree with the view that RTI in defence sector would improve transparency? Give arguments.

Right to Information act empower citizen by providing information and therefore keeping a check on arbitrariness and corruption in governance. Section 8(1) of RTI act provides for the...

June 11, 2023

Critically examine the recent health ministry and NITI aayog proposal of public-private partnership (PPP) model to provide diagnosis and treatment for three non-communicable diseases in smaller cities.

The recent proposal by Ministry of Health and NITI Aayog to boost healthcare with PPP is a critical decision of the government as it will lasting impact on...

June 6, 2023

Productive government work-force is a prerequisite for effective public service delivery. However, in India, the productivity of government workers is a major public management problem. Critically examine the key problems and suggest policy measures to address them.

Skilled and productive workforce is the key driving force for the government to boost the economic well-being of its people. Growth of the manufacturing sector in India has...

June 6, 2023

What do you understand by the so called "Digital Sovereignty"? What is its importance towards security, governance and public welfare? Discuss keeping focus on current government efforts towards digital sovereignty.

Digital Sovereignty is an offshoot of the privacy debate and stands for respecting the privacy and sanctity of an individual by granting suitable autonomy over the extent of...

June 5, 2023

Why it is argued that development model should be demand-driven? Discuss.

At the launch of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, our Prime Minister had stated that Development Models need to be changed from being supply driven to demand driven. There...

June 2, 2023